Bear Creek Artichokes

Camper Cove Campground on Route 101, Oregon Ruff Road Review

We found this little gem of a campground to be a great home base for our northern Oregon coast exploring. Camper Cove is right off of US Route 101 that traverses the coast of Oregon. The highway juts inland south of Tillamook and that's where this campground is located. It's away from the hustle and bustle of the touristy areas that you'll encounter in the summer months along the Oregon coast, but it's close enough to visit any of those areas that you wish. You can then retreat to this peaceful little campground with manicured walking paths, bubbling creeks, and a wooded walk among the ferns and giant trees. We give this park a two thumbs up for dog walking.

There are two parts to this campground. The main campground is where the office and bathhouse are located. This part has some sites with sewer hook-ups. The sites are nicely wooded and provide enough space between sites. This side also has a hiking path that leads to forest roads which go on through the woods. Across Rt. 101 is the Falls at Camper Cove which has electric and water sites as well as several primitive tent sites. These sites have the added sounds of a large creek flowing nearby. There are fruit trees and all sorts of blooming flowers here plus lush grass.

There is traffic noise at this campground but we were the third site off the road and it didn't bother us. There are sites further away from the road so I'm sure that would help for anyone bothered by road noise. The dump station was out of order when we were there. We had a sewer hook up so that didn't affect us but that could be a problem for those without full hook ups. Hopefully, this has been fixed.

Places we visited while staying here:
Tillamook for jerky!
...but if you haven't done the tour at the Tillamook Creamery you should. It's fun. Then eat ice cream...and head up the road a few miles for the jerky!
Ft. Stevens State Park
Three Capes Scenic Drive
Cape Kiwanda
Cape Lookout
Cape Meares Lighthouse
Sitka Sedge State Natural Area
Lincoln City

All in all, a good stop. This base camp worked for us. As a bonus, there is a yummy little cafe within walking distance from the campground. The cafe is called Bear Creek Artichokes. One word- Delicious!

Check out Camper Cove RV Park and Campground


How did we end up exploring all of these places? Well, we retired, bought an RV, sold/ donated our stuff and hit the road with our two pups, Terra and Luna. So now we are exploring this country and sharing what we learn along the way.

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